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Physics Colloquium Feb.8 2018 4:10 1415 BPS Harrison Prosper Florida State Title: The Automated Physicist subtitle: Experimental Particle Physics in the Age of AI Abstract: After a broad brush review of the history of machine learning (ML), followed by a brief introduction to the state-of-the-art, I discuss the goals of researchers at the Large Hadron Collider and how machine learning is being used to help reach those goals. Inspired by recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI), such as Google's AlphaGoZero, I end with speculative ideas about how the exponentially improving ML/AI technology may, or may not, be helpful in particle physics research over the next few decades. Lerena R. Heintzelman Department of Physics & Astronomy Michigan State University 567 Wilson Rd. Room 3261 East Lansing, MI 48824 517-884-5513